Faucet.



G. W. TGPPING.

FAUCET.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I9, 1914.

Patented Feb. 8,1916.

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G. W. TOPPING.

FAUCET.

APPLICATION FlLED SEPT. \9. 1914.

Patented Feb. 8,

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To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. TorrING, acitizen of the United States,residing at Point Richmond, in the county of Contra Costa and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and -useful Improvements inFaucets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to whichr it vappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and Yuseful improvements in faucets andhasfor its primary object to provide sucha device' which may be readily andeasily repaired without requiring the use of special tools or thecutting off of the supply of water.

Another object is to generally improve and simplify the construction andoperation of faucets of the character described so as to render themmore practical, reliable and efficient in operation and inexpensive tomanufacture. v

The above and additional objects are accomplished by such means as areillustrated in the accompanying drawings, described in the followingspeciica-tion and then more particularly pointed out in the claims.

With reference to the drawings, wherein I have illustrated the preferredembodiment of my invention as it is reduced to practice,

and throughout the several views of which similar reference numeralsdesignate corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional viewtaken through my improved faucet, Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view, Fig. 3

is a fragmentary sectional view showing the` nozzle invertedand servingas a tool for removing the washer holder, and Fig. 4 is an enlargeddetail bottom plan view of the washer holder. i

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, the numeral 1designates as an entirety my improved faucet which consists o f anupright tubular body portion 2 which l, y i

proximately semi-circular in cross section lwhich, provides in thecenter of the body has formed integral therewith preferably an inletpipe 3. The inlet pipe 3 4communicates with the body 2 and is externallythreaded as at 4 on its outer end to coperate with a main feed pipe, notshown. A screw valve designated 5 as an entirety is mounted for verticaladjustment within the tubular body 2 and comprises a cylindrical bodyportion 6 that is externally screw threaded and has a stem 7 formedthereon. A anged closure Y cap 8 is turned upon the upper end of the 'lSpecicationof Iietters4 Patent.

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Application ined sept'emter 19, 19.14. .serial No. 862,560.

body portion 2 and has a central opening l therein to receive the stem7. A handle .9J-is secured upon the upper end ofthe stem 7 v`by a screw10 or other suitable fastening element. Formed on the under vface of thebody portion 6 of the valve 5 and depending therefrom isla cylindricalprojection 11 that -is screw vthreaded on its lower vend and designed toreceive an internally threaded washer holding` ring 12. Thefring 12 isprovided internally with an'annular vrecess 13`in which vis mounted awasher 14 of any suitable type. Depending from the under face of thering 12 are spaced'lugs 15 which are arranged to coperate with asuitable:

tool to effect removal of the holding ring 12.

An annular depending projection 16 is formed integral-with the body' 6'of the valve 5 on the under4 face thereofand surrounds the projection11. vThisjannular projection 16 is of less circumference than thediameter ofthe body and acts as a valve seat as Vwill be later morefully described. Y

` Turned within the lower end of thelbody portion 2 is a nozzle`designated 17 as an en-v tirety. central b ore or opening 18 that-isenlarged intermediate its ends as at 19, and communicates with theinterior of the body 2.V The nozzle 17 consists'of a cylindrical bodypor- The nozzle 17 is provided with a tion 20 which is externallythreaded tocooperate with the internally threaded lower end o-f the body2. vThe other part' ofthe nozzle is approximately frusto-conical and isdesignated v21 as an entirety. An annular flange 22 formedintegral withand vengages upon its upper face the lower face of the 'body portion12.fProject ing laterally from the flange 22 and formed integral therewithare lugs 425 which extend beyond th'e'outery face of the body portion 2'and are to be engaged when it is desired to remove or positionthe nozzle17. fIn the inner 'end of the cylindrical body portion V2O isformed anannular groove 24 that is apl 17. This seat is preferably formedintegral with the body portion and is designed to cooperate with theannular projection 16.

lWhen it is desired to remove the washer 14 or otherwise repair somepart of the valve, the nozzle 17 is first unscrewed. By grasping theprojecting lugs 23 the nozzle may be easily unscrewed. Wvhile the nozzleis being unscrewed the body portion 6 of the valve 5 is screweddownwardly until the portion 16 thereon engages the seat 26. lt will bereadily seen that if the. movements of the body portion 6 are timed withthose of the nozzle 17 when the nozzle is being unscrewed that it isunnecessary to cut off the supply to the faucet since the projection 16engages the valve seat 26 and the supply is prevented access to the bodyportion 2.

rlhe lower end or discharge end of the nozzle 17 is provided with spacednotches or recesses 27 that are designed to receive the lugs 15 on thering 12 so'that said ring may be unscrewed and the washer 14 withdrawn.

- The enlarged part 19 of the bore 18 enables full discharge from thenozzle 17 and obviates to some extent splashing.

With reference to the foregoing description and accompanying drawings,it will be observed that I have provided a nozzle which may be easilydisassembled for the purpose of renewing a washer without requiring theuse of special tools or necessitating cutting oif of the supply ofliquid thereto as is customarily done.

In practice, I have found that the form of in f invention, illustratedin the drawings and referred to in the above description, as thepreferred embodiment, is the most efflcient and practical; yet realizingthat the conditions concurrent with the adoption of my device willnecessarily vary, I desire to emphasize the fact that various minorchanges in details of construction, proportion and arrangement of partsmay be resorted to, when required, without sacrificing any of theadvantages of my invention, as set forth.

lWhat is claimedisz- 1. A faucet comprising a cylindrical memberexternally screw threaded and having a valve face ground on its loweredge, an extended reduced portion, a valve removably secured on saidreduced portion and astem extending from the upper portion of themember, Va tubular body having an inlet opening near the lower` portionthereof, a valve seat in said tubular body below the inlet opening, anozzle removably secured to said tubular body, a valve seat in saidnozzle, said seat being in a plane below the valve seat in the tubularbody, the cylindrical member being fitted in said tubular body, thevalve on said extended reduced portion being adapted to engage the valveseat in said nozzle thereby controlling the flow of liquid through saidnozzle, the valve face on said cylindrical member being adapted toengage the valve seat in said tubular body when the said nozzle isremoved thereby closing the flow of water so that said valve on thereduced portion can be refitted, and a cap fitted to the upper portionof the tubular body.

2. A faucet comprising a cylindrical member externally screw threadedand having a valve face ground on its lower edge, an extended reducedportion, a valve removably secured on said reduced portion and a stemextending from the upper portion of the member, a tubular body having aninlet opening near the `lower portion thereof, a valve seat in saidtubular body below the inlet opening, a nozzle removably secured to thelower portion of the tubular body, a valve seat in said nozzle, saidseat being in a plane below the valve seat in the tubular body, thecylindrical member being fitted in the tubular body, the valve on saidextended reduced portion being vadapted to engage the valve seat in thenozzle thereby controlling the flow of liquid through said nozzle, thevalve face on said cylindrical member being adapted to engage the valveseat in the tubular body when said nozzle has been removed, therebyclosing the flow of water and the reduced portion adapted to extend to apoint below the tubular body, whereby the valve on said extended portioncan be expeditiously reitted.

ln testimony whereof l affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE WV. TOPNG.

Witnesses:

TILLIE THIEL, J. Q. BLACK.

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` Washington, D. C.

